Meetings in Michigan by Joseph Bates

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 4, 1864

Meetings in Michigan.

By Joseph Bates

Bro. White; Sabbath and first-day, Sept. 17 and 18, we were holding meetings with the church in Bowne, Kent Co. Parents and children manifested a deep and lively interest in the meetings, and the church was much blessed of the Lord in celebrating the ordinances of the Lord's house. One happy soul was buried with Christ by baptism, and two added to the church.

Sept. 20–23, evening meetings in Lowell and Vergennes, Kent Co., in Brn. Van Deusen's and Gerould's districts. Brn. here are scattered. Those who met with us were encouraged and in earnest to go forward in the good cause of the Lord.

Sept. 23–27 with the church in Caledonia. Meetings on the Sabbath were free and interesting, especially the social meeting. On first-day friends outside of the church came to fill up the meeting and seemed much interested to hear. O Lord strengthen and encourage thy people to move on zealously and unitedly in the glorious work of the third angel's message.

JOSEPH BATES.

Caledonia, Mich., Sept. 26, 1864.